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Help! What the heck is this?
Posted by Tom Servo on Sunday, June 28, 2015 8:32 AM

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After many years of not building anything due to other obligations, I'm finally back into building again.  Going through my boxes of parts and spares I found a bunch of these, but I can't remember what it's for or even what it is.  The pod body is about 2 inches long so I imagine it's 1/48 or 1/32 scale, but what is it?  If anyone can offer some help I'd sure appreciate it.

Cheers,
Tom

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Posted by BrandonK on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 9:50 AM

I have no idea, but first thought was an older radar pod. Sorry I'm not much help on this one.

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Posted by Tom Servo on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 1:04 PM

I'm fairly certain it's a more modern pod, whatever it is.  I'm almost thinking it might be some sort of gun pod.

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Posted by mississippivol on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 10:15 PM

I can't tell either...

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Posted by modelcrazy on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 10:22 PM

I haven't the foggiest?

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Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 10:30 PM

A "pod body" conjures up the recollections of the film: Invasion of the Body Snatchers" .

But that item actually reminds me of a photo recon pod in two parts.

Did you have a recon aircraft kit? 

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 3:43 AM

I've had a look about but can't find anything that seems to match...

My first thought was an early radar pod of some sort -the rounded nose suggests that it's either subsonic, has a round rotating head that hasn't been detailed or is designed for dumping in the sea.

Radar, ECM, PR or air dropped torpedo/mine all come to mind.

Good luck!

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Posted by Tom Servo on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 7:23 AM

Only recon aircraft I have is an RF-84 and I'm pretty sure this doesn't go with that.  Also, I noticed there is a cover that looks like a fuel filler, but I'm pretty sure this isn't a fuel tank!

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Posted by Cdn Colin on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 9:21 AM

Torpedo?  It seems a bit short, though.  I would say fuel tank.

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Posted by UlteriorModem on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 12:20 PM
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Posted by Tom Servo on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 12:23 PM

Thanks friends, something triggered my memory and I realize what it is now.  It's a fuel tank from the SH-2 Seasprite from Cobra Company.

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Posted by GMorrison on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 12:38 PM

Resin (?)

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 12:40 PM

I clicked on the link in the first post. Seem to me it looks exactly like a radar pod of sorts pod that attached to a Super Sea King chopper image - also on that link.

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 3:07 PM

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

I clicked on the link in the first post. Seem to me it looks exactly like a radar pod of sorts pod that attached to a Super Sea King chopper image - also on that link.

 
Look's like the OP may have figured out what it is as I'm pretty sure that the Seasprite image wasn't there to start with.
 
That'll be a 100US Gal fuel tank for a Kaman Seasprite then - one worthy of the old "Aircraft Trivia Quiz" for sure Beer
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Posted by Phil_H on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 7:31 PM
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Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 11:08 PM

DANG ! 

Sure looks like Phil_H nailed it ! Toast

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Posted by T_Terrific on Monday, October 31, 2016 10:26 PM

Sorry to have been gone for so long.

Here is a trivia question:

 

According to the book Gunning for the Red Baron, which aircraft was purpose-built to defeat Richthofen's skill with the Fokker Triplane? 

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Posted by modelcrazy on Monday, October 31, 2016 11:49 PM

Totally a guess here, but I'll take a stab at the Camel, or possibly the Sopwidth Tri-plane.

Steve

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Posted by seasick on Thursday, November 3, 2016 9:47 PM

It might be a fluxgate magnetometer. 

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